Temps in the 40s, mostly cloudy, rain in the morning, Wind S to SW to N to NW15-25 mph

Slow day today.

I found the Black-headed Gull down at Sweeper Cove this morning.

Wood Sandpipers continue in good numbers. On the road, in any little wet area, etc.

The shorebird flock near Landing Lights varies during the day. Sometimes it is all Rock Sandpipers, sometimes Dunlins and Red-necked Stints, etc.

I saw a Peregrine Falcon twice today at Clam Lagoon.

But the bird of the day was a Common Tern!

This is the longipennis subspecies, normally found in Asia.

Aaron (of course!) found it sitting (the bird, not Aaron!) on the Landing Lights structure.

Notice the black bill and dark overall plumage.

This was an Adak bird for me!

There are at least 4 previous records for Adak, the most recent in 1987.

I was passing by there about an hour or so later, and noticed it was no longer sitting there.

However, there were two terns flying around, so I thought I might get a flight shot.

No such luck. The birds were Arctics.

Aaron and his group from Wilderness Adventures left today, but another group from there came in, as did a High Lonesome tour group, and veteran Adak birder, Sam Brayshaw.

So I am not alone…

The trip list is at 62.

You can see the total list at https://ebird.org/tripreport/525344?welcome=true